Sprinkling THIS on your food could help you burn fat faster

When we think of things to supplement our meals, we will usually reach for salt or a host of condiments.

However, as it turns out we should have been reaching for nutritional yeast instead.

Nutritional yeast is packed with protein and tastes a bit like cheese in both the consistency and the flavour.

Keri Glassman, R.D., says nutritional yeast might be able to help with weight loss.

While there is yet to be research into the subject, the yeast is low in calories and loaded with nutrients which could have the potential to help you drop some pounds.

Yeast also has a large amount of vitamin B-12, which can aid your weight loss because it helps your metabolism break down carbohydrates into energy.

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High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets are all the rage right now and for good reason. Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Hair and nails are mostly made of protein and your body uses protein to build and repair tissues.

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The yeast is also considered to be a “complete protein” which means it contains all nine amino acids which make up proteins.

This means the yeast will keep you fuller for longer which will stop you reaching for that extra piece of chocolate.

Because of the aforementioned flavour and texture, it could even replace things like parmesan as a healthier pasta or salad topping.

This means people who are dairy or meat free can enjoy the cheese flavour too, without actually eating dairy.